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The Blackhawks may not have made any moves, but the rest of the league certainly was busy at Friday night's NHL draft as it didn't take long for the wheeling and dealing to begin. In fact, the first blockbuster deal of the day was done and announced well before the Oilers selected center Connor McDavid with the first pick. The Bruins dealt 22-year-old defenseman Dougie Hamilton to the Flames for a first-round pick (No. 15) and two second-round picks (Nos. 45 and 52) in this year's draft. The move came after Bruins general manager Don Sweeney had said the team would do all it could to re-sign Hamilton, a restricted free agent. "We extended Dougie a very...

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